Hemarthrosis

Hemarthrosis

Template:Search infobox Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Hemarthrosis refers to blood found in a joints.

Causes

Common Causes

• Anterior cruciate ligament tear
• Arthroscopy
• Charcot's joint
• Fractures
• Lateral release
• Lipohemarthrosis
• Meniscal tear
• Osteoarthritis
• Patellar dislocation
• Patellar subluxation
• Pigmented villonodular synovitis
• Posterior cruciate ligament tear
• Synovioma
• Total knee arthroplasty

Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular	Anticoagulants, Av fistula, Clotting factor dysfunction or deficiency, Factor viii inhibition, Ruptured aneurysm, Von willenbrand's disease
Chemical/Poisoning	No underlying causes
Dental	No underlying causes
Dermatologic	No underlying causes
Drug Side Effect	No underlying causes
Ear Nose Throat	No underlying causes
Endocrine	No underlying causes
Environmental	No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic	No underlying causes
Genetic	Incontinentia pigmenti,
Hematologic	Anticoagulants, Arthroscopy, Clotting factor dysfunction or deficiency, Factor viii inhibition, Hemangioma, Hemophilia, Ruptured aneurysm, Synovial hemangiomas, Thrombocytopenia, Thrombocytosis, Thrombolysis, Von willenbrand's disease
Iatrogenic	Lateral release, Total knee arthroplasty
Infectious Disease	Septic arthritis,
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic	Anterior cruciate ligament tear, Arthroscopy, Charcot's joint, Fractures, Lateral release, Lipohemarthrosis, Meniscal tear, Osteoarthritis, Patellar dislocation, Patellar subluxation, Pigmented villonodular synovitis, Posterior cruciate ligament tear, Synovioma, Total knee arthroplasty
Neurologic	Charcot's joint, Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
Nutritional/Metabolic	Vitamin c deficiency
Obstetric/Gynecologic	No underlying causes
Oncologic	Hemangioma, Synovial hemangiomas, Synovioma
Ophthalmologic	No underlying causes
Overdose/Toxicity	No underlying causes
Psychiatric	No underlying causes
Pulmonary	No underlying causes
Renal/Electrolyte	No underlying causes
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy	Chondrocalcinosis, Joint trauma, Osteoarthritis, Reflex sympathetic dystrophy , Septic arthritis
Sexual	No underlying causes
Trauma	Anterior cruciate ligament tear, Fractures, Joint trauma, Lipohemarthrosis, Meniscal tear, Patellar dislocation, Patellar subluxation, Posterior cruciate ligament tear
Urologic	No underlying causes
Miscellaneous	No underlying causes

Causes in Alphabetical Order

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